Migrants found squatting in NYC apartment with child facing gun and drug charges
A group of eight undocumented immigrants found crouching with their children in the basement of a New York City apartment building are on the hook for drugs and weapons after police found ketamine, cocaine and a gun in their home, sources said. He has been indicted on charges. New York City police arrested the migrants […]
March 2024 Marks 56th Consecutive Month of More Than One Million Gun Sale Background Checks
In March 2024, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed more than 1.4 million investigations into gun sales, extending the current streak of more than 1 million background checks to 56 months. F.B.I. report Of the 2,626,068 total checks during March 2024, just over 1 million checks were for concealed carry permit applicants, […]
Gun Groups Sound Alarm About New DOJ ‘Red Flag’ Law Center
Gun groups are sounding the alarm about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new center aimed at helping states enforce red flag laws. The DOJ launched its National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center on Saturday to offer assistance to law enforcement officials, social services providers and others who implement red flag laws, which permit […]
Group of migrant squatters busted on gun, drug charges in Bronx: cops
A group of undocumented immigrant squatters with guns were arrested in the basement of a Bronx apartment building, where authorities said they found a stash of drugs in the space they shared with a young child. NYPD collared seven suspects after they were called to a Hull Street home on a report of a man […]
Top ATF agent in NYC John DeVito reflects on gun violence after his mom was killed when he was a teen
The top investigator at New York City’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) takes gun violence personally. His mother was shot to death by her crazy boyfriend, and he was also shot when he was 15 years old. John DeVito, who grew up in low-income housing in Alabama, said he can still smell […]
Family of slain NYC girl sues ghost gun manufacturer
The family of a 16-year-old girl shot and killed just outside a South Bronx high school is suing the manufacturer of the untraceable gun used in the shooting. Angelie Yambo was on her way home from college charter high school on April 8, 2022, when Jeremiah Ryan, 19, fired a polymer 80 ghost gun, causing […]
Diddy boasted he ‘shot people, used Jennifer Lopez as gun mule’
Almost 25 years ago, three New York City police detectives were called to the Midtown North Precinct just after 2:30 a.m. on a cold winter night. Rap impresario Sean Combs, then known as Puffy, his girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, and bodyguard Jamal “Shine” Barrow, himself a rapper, are shot inside a Times Square club and watched […]
Deputy’s 10-year-old son sold dead dad’s gun to classmate at Florida school for $300, causing lockdown, both students arrested
Two 10-year-old students have been arrested for selling guns at a Florida elementary school, police said. The mother of a gun-trafficking boy, a lieutenant, has been placed on leave after shocking accusations came to light. In February, a deputy’s 10-year-old son agreed to sell a handgun to a classmate for $300. The gun reportedly belonged […]
NYC plans to use a gun detector pilot program in subways
New York City will roll out a pilot program for new gun detectors in the city’s subways in an effort to improve safety in the subway transit system, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) will begin piloting new technology at some subway stations in late June to curb shootings […]
Ex-con NYC fare-beater on parole for murder busted with ghost gun, drugs: cops
A former felon on parole for a Delaware murder case was arrested with a loaded ghost gun and a large amount of drugs after police tried to sneak through the emergency exit of a Bronx subway station during the Thursday night rush hour, authorities said. Officials announced. According to police, Jermaine Green, 42, of Mt […]